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web weave ft these two

• José Olivarez, Citizen Illegal • Nitya Prakash • Richard Silken, Crush

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web weave ft these two

• The kiss sculpture, Vienna Central cemetary • Jenny Slate, Little Weirds

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web weave ft these two

• Rainer Maria Rilke, Love Poem • Martha Gellhorn, Selected Letters

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what do i love the most? parallels! so here are some ipk moments that got a callback further in the series so i ~combined~ them (also, some of the transitions aren't the best but i tried oof) in no particular order:

arnav emulating khushi for *clears throat* completely valid reasons (even though it was okay when he did it? *cries dramatically* are you okay sir?)

sambhal liya! humesha sambhalta rahunga *blush blush*

when arnav let go vs when he held on <3 <3 (this one has my heart, the level of emotions that changed in these characters between that period!)

all three entries of khushi in shantivan iykyk

arnav learning to do khushi's patti from watching buaji do it (khushi: aap hume itna kareeb se dekhte hain, hume pata nahi tha *bats eyes*)

heartfelt confessions in gazebo (when she was leaving and he apologized vs when he was leaving and she held his hand pre dhak dhak)

arshi on mandir steps on teej and shadi (this is just so beautiful like???)

sitaareeeee (aur phir jo bhi kuch hua 🤭)

i don't usually make gifs but these are the ones that i actually like making occassionally but that's it for today folks! i ran out of time (and disk space lol)

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a think piece on how arnav singh raizada realised his feelings for khushi

of course, it would have been discussed numerous times before, we all know what happened and when it happened. i'm thinking more along the lines of why it happened this way. why did it take him so long to realise that these visceral reactions he has over her did not really stem from a place of hate, that hate was just a byproduct, a reaction, because he didn't realise what his emotions meant.

that it was altogether a new feeling, to be so consumed with thoughts of someone (whom you supposedly dislike). he tried so hard to run from those feelings, misdirecting them to hatred, disgust, apathy and what not. it was new— an unknown feeling that made him uncomfortable. i think in a way this echoes what i said earlier too, that arnav never really believed in love. which is why it took him ages to figure out why the hell he was so obsessed with someone who shouldn't even matter to him. i think what he hates the most about feeling attracted to khushi (aside from the fact that he never imagined himself with a girl like her? ie. see how he berates her: status, class, money, god-fearing etc) is the way she makes him feel— weak. and that's the feeling this man has rarely, if ever, felt for anyone outside his family.

also, elaborating on the statement that arnav didn't believe in love (even though no one asked for it lol), it is imperative to add that he has seen love exist, only barely, with nana-nani or whatever stories he heard about them and between mama and mamiji. but what else did he also see? that his dad cheated on his mom. that anjali's first wedding got broken off. and even though anjali was relatively happy with shyam— it wasn't a relationship he had experienced in his childhood, which is generally the time when your experiences shape you the most. so maybe he believed that love exists, to some degree, but not the whole unfiltered ~i would die for you~ love. remember how he convinced mamiji to accept payal? with the 'raizada' reputation? so he hadn't really experienced the best examples of love either.

unlike popular belief that arnav never felt deserving of love, i think that he never completely believed in it. especially not for a man like him who has to be careful around every turn because everyone around him is expecting to benefit from him. remember, this man is hella confident, and believes completely in himself (almost to the point of narcissism, esp in the early ipk days) and his ego is justified, afterall he did do a lot by himself and he's not bluffing about any of it. this man doesn't doubt himself, he could have anything he wanted. even love— that lavanya was willing to give him. but he doesn't believe in his ability to love, not after what he had seen with his parents.

which is exactly why this new confusing feeling, these obsessive thoughts about khushi, the way he felt weak and defeated in front of her was so absurd for him that he couldn't even realise that he was attracted to her. (with her, he has realised his ability to love, to want someone so desperately.) but instead he kept challenging her in order to make her feel weak and defeated. projecting much, sir?

and to be fair, arnav has mostly been a man of his words— truthful. if he said he didn't believe in love before he experienced it with khushi, it means he genuinely didn't. anyway, that's my take.

i have so much more to talk about this man!! for example how his diabetes is literally a metaphor because he can't have 'sweet' things in life?? 'sweet' here literally meaning happiness! happiness translation: khushi. and having diabetes compliments his character so well too? like he was cruel, cold-hearted and bitter (esp about his past, that he never could overcome) and so it aligned pretty well with khushi's 'meetha khaiye meetha boliye' kyuki arnav ko toh meetha bolna hi nahi aata! usse toh meetha mana hai na!

if you're still reading, thanks for sticking around lol

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i am hers and she is mine

or arshi wedding parallels

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hi folks, i'm kinda new to ipkknd fandom and want to know some recommendations for the best arnav and khushi fics anyone might suggest reading

please comment or send a message, whatever is comfortable. its fine if you want to send it anonymously in an ask too

ps. answers welcome whenever you read this post (i.e. not time sensitive)

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happy annual this episode to everyone 💐